Liu Yangyang (刘扬扬), born October 10, 2000, and known professionally as YANGYANG (양양), is a Taiwanese performer based in South Korea. YANGYANG is the main rapper, lead dancer and sub-vocalist of K-pop group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and WayV—sub-unit in which he’s also the maknae.
YANGYANG was first introduced to the public in July 2018 through the pre-debut project SMROOKIES, managed by SM Entertainment. On January 17, 2019, he debuted in NCT’s China-based sub-unit WayV with “理所当然 (Regular).” On August 17, 2021, YANGYANG made his debut as a member of WayV’s second sub-unit TEN&YANGYANG alongside member TEN, with the single “Low Low.”
YANGYANG is recognized due to his multilingual abilities, as he is able to speak Korean, Chinese, English, and German fluently, since he was raised in Düsseldorf, Germany.